Windward Heart Center, LLC

HEALTH

• Long Life Guidelines
• Blood Pressure Therapy
• Heart Healthy Diet
• Coronary Artery Disease
• Congestive Heart Failure
• Heart Attack
• Heart Links

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Windward Heart Center, LLC
25 Maluniu Ave
Suite #201
Kailua, HI 96734

Ph 808.261.2441
Fax 808.261.2447

Hypertension, or High Blood pressure, is often referred to as the silent killer as it usually does not cause any symptoms until a catastrophe happens such as a heart attack. The goal of treating your blood pressure is to lower it, to decrease the chance of a heart attack, stroke or kidney failure in the future.

The current goal is to have your blood pressure consistently below 140/90, and if you have had a heart attack or are diabetic, to have it below 130/80. 120/80 is the optimal blood pressure for everyone and is associated with the lowest incidents of events. As with most treatments you should monitor your response to therapy.

Home Blood Pressure monitoring will give you and your doctor a guide to how you are doing, and how close to the above goals you are. There are now easy to use home blood pressure cuffs that can be purchased for under $100. The heart center does offer these at a modest price. Isolated blood pressure readings in the doctorÕs office may be misleadingly high, and home readings over a period of time are more reliable.

We recommend you take you blood pressure three to four times a day over a two week period once you start treatment, and keep a log of your readings so you can discuss them with your doctor on the next visit. It is also recommended that you periodically monitor check your blood pressures once control has been reached.